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La Hora Violeta / The Violet HourUn extraordinario, hondo y pormenorizado documento humano. Fernando Aramburu Este libro es un diccionario de una sola entrada, la bsqueda de una palabra que no existe en mi idioma: la que nombra a los padres que han visto morir a sus hijos. Los hijos que se quedan sin padres son hurfanos, y los cnyuges que cierran los ojos del cadver de su pareja son viudos. Pero los padres que firmamos los papeles de los funerales de nuestros hijos no tenemos nombre
«Un extraordinario, hondo y pormenorizado documento humano». Fernando Aramburu «Este libro es un diccionario de una sola entrada, la búsqueda de una palabra que no existe en mi idioma: la que nombra a los padres que han visto morir a sus hijos. Los hijos que se quedan sin padres son huérfanos, y los cónyuges que cierran los ojos del cadáver de su pareja son viudos. Pero los padres que firmamos los papeles de los funerales de nuestros hijos no tenemos nombre ni estado civil. Somos padres por siempre. Padres de un fantasma que no crece, que no se hace mayor, al que nunca vamos a recoger al colegio, que no conocerá jamás a una chica, que no irá a la universidad y no se marchará de casa. Un hijo que nunca nos dará un disgusto y a quien nunca tendremos que abroncar. Un hijo que jamás leerá los libros que le dedicamos. Que nadie haya inventado una palabra para nombrarnos nos condena a vivir siempre en una hora violeta. Nuestros relojes no están parados, pero marcan la misma hora una y otra vez. Yo la evoco por escrito. Recuerdo este año de mi vida con la esperanza de fijar su relato y no convertirlo nunca en un lugar común». Con estas palabras comienza este emocionante relato en el que Sergio del Molino narra un año de la vida de su hijo Pablo, desde que fue diagnosticado de un raro y grave tipo de leucemia hasta las primeras semanas tras su muerte. Hoy, cuando se cumple el décimo aniversario de su primera publicación, llega a Alfaguara la edición revisada por el autor, que cuenta además con un epílogo en el que Del Molino revisita su tiempo de escritura y los sentimientos que lo acompañaron entonces, y el orgullo personal de ver cómo lo que fue creado como un testimonio secreto acabó inspirando cambios sociales importantes. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "An extraordinary, deep and detailed human document." - Fernando Aramburu "This book is dictionary with a single entry, the search for a word that doesn't exist in my language: a term to describe the parents of children who have died. Children who lose their parents are orphans, and those who have to close their spouse's dead eyes are widows and widowers. But we, the parents who sign the documents authorizing our children's funerals, we have no name, no civil status. We remain parents forever; the parents of a ghost who will never age, will never again need a ride to school, who won't meet a girl, go to college or move away from home. A child who will never again get in trouble or need to be scolded. A child who will never read the books we dedicate to them. With no term to describe us, we are doomed to live forever in a violet hour. Our clocks haven't stopped, but instead chime the same hour over and over again. This is the state I try to invoke here, recalling that year of my life to enshrine it in memory and ensure I never take it for granted." With these words, Sergio del Molino begins his moving account of a year in the life of his son, Pablo, from the moment when he was diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of leukemia through the weeks following his death. Ten years after its original publication, this revised version of del Molino's memoir comes to Alfaguara with an epilogue in which the author revisits the writing process and the emotions it evoked, as well as his pride at seeing what began as a personal project went on to inspire significant social change.Shipping Notes
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★★★★★ 4
Fluffy and Nice Omegaverse
Format: Kindle
… this would have made 5 stars but for 2 reasons.
A.) there were quite a few typos; misspelled words, missing quotations, “the his” mistakes, and various signs that maybe a proofread would do good.
B.) the writing was quite textbook. Late blooming omega is struggling with her new self, finds a absurdly wealthy pack of alphas, every thing is almost insta-love but she resists, then decides to love herself and let everyone be happy.
Rian was my favourite (obviously the author’s favourite too because he got the most page time) but I wish we could see more of his CEO side? He went to work maybe ONCE the entire time. Gray was supposed to be the “growly one” but he turned out to be puppy dog. Lucas was a genius brainiac doctor - but also super alpha with an aggressive hindbrain with a breeding k*nk?? And then there was no actual “breeding”??
Spice 3/5 - normally omegaverse books are super high on messy smut but this was tamer.
Romance 3/5 - insta-love that was then resisted because of personal hangup’s
Plot 2/5 - weird paced head hopping, showing the same scene from different POV’s that made me feel like it was 2 steps backward, 1 step forward.
Humour 4/5 - there were a dozen lines that genuinely made me chuckle out loud
Would have been five stars but the lack of proofreading and the predictable plot made me unable to get up to ADORED IT level - four stars is still and official ENJOYED IT, y’all. This isn’t a bad rating. The “Club Heat” has intriguing possibilities so I’m going to give the second one a shot.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
★★★★★ 5
Great book
Format: Kindle
I absolutely feel in love with all 4 characters!!! The bedroom scenes were 🌋🌡🔥🔥🔥. I couldn't put this book down!!! I'm hooked for the whole series Book 2 here I come!!!!! Its a fun easy book and story to read!!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
★★★★★ 4
Fun with a late blooming omega
Format: Kindle
I like this book. The story is fun, cute, and sexy. There's just a little drama, some excellent, steamy scenes, and a fairly good relationship building storyline. I especially like how all the main characters are a bit older than the usual 20 somethings I tend to see in this kind of book.
Having said that, I wish there were more descriptions of the places, as well as the food in the fancy restaurant. I enjoyed the cocktails at the club, so I missed that kind of detail when Gray took Madison on a dinner date. I also wish there had been more interaction between Lucas and Madison, and Lucas and Rian. It felt a bit lopsided, with a focus on Rian, Madison, and Gray.
I wish it had been proofread - there are a lot of typos, but nothing too distracting.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2022
★★★★★ 3
Madison Deserved Better
Format: Kindle
Madison was a beta...except she wasn't any longer. She was a late presenting Omega. And she was struggling. She was tall and thin, not tiny and curvy. She was opinionated. She was everything an Omega was not. After suffering through her first heat, her friends took her to Ardor, a club where Omegas came to safely find Alphas. She's not expecting much but then she connects with a sexy beta. And when she meets his Alphas, they set her body on fire. Maybe, she's found her no-strings-attached heat pack. Maybe, she's found something more.
I could not connect with the characters in this book, so their story never resonated with me. And there was no love story; there was sex. Grey made it clear from the beginning that he had a true love and it was his beta boy, Rian. He went so far as to reassure Rian “Say the word, I’ll never touch her again. Lucas can put the babies in her. I only need you, beta boy”. So, Madison was there for babies, no emotions needed. Nice. No, thank you. I want the Omega to be the center of their world, not an incubator. Lucas and Rian weren't any better. After her heat, they let her leave. Not one of them made her feel valued. No one gave her a reason to stay or even offered a cuddle. And the sex didn't even come across as mind-blowing. Madison deserved better.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
★★★★★ 5
No breakup, very sweet, instalove
Format: Kindle
Omegaverse and doesn't disappoint! Sweet guys, newly Omega FMC. The boyfriends are boyfriends. What's not to love? No angst, no breakup.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025